My List of the Top 10 Thoroughbred Champions of all-time

This is my list of the Top 10 U.S. Thoroughbred Champions of All-Time. Let me no what you think. Or let me know your list. I thought about putting Barbaro somewhere on the list, but decided not to. I know he would've won the triple crown but he died way too soon. So I decided to be safe and not have him on the list.

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[acefrehley777]

Thumbs up if you where waiting for Secretariat as #1 and got dissapointed.

[americancarsamerican]

uhhhhhhhhhh the best racehorse that ever lived was secretariat!!

[saveus228]

@pcharliew

Sham wasn't a great horse prior to the triple crown. Running 2nd to secretariat made him better than he was. Secretariat didn't fire in the Wood Memorial and Sham still didn't win. And the only reason he won the SA derby was because his stablemate impededed the heavy odds on favorite, which is now illegal and known as team riding. If sham was that great why was another horse the heavy odds on favorite in the SA derby?

[saveus228]

@wizpopr

in 60 years, you don't think the track conditions had something to do with his times being faster?

[oldmusher]

Pretty good list. My "list" would be figured on time/distance statistics, quality of opponents and only after that, number of wins. Stirring stories of overcoming adversity to rise (again) make good movies. First, does the horse have the ultimate speed for a given distance? Second, who has the horse been racing against? My hot rod can blow "tuner" cars off like they were taxis. But if I take it to the strip against a race-only fast car, I would be beaten by most.

[wizpopr]

I agreed with the video up to Secretariat and Man O' War. They are reversed.  There is no way that Man O' War could beat Secretariat. The times aren't there to support it. The only reason Secretariat lost two races were poor jockey (first race) and the absess in his mouth(2nd time).

[rscarbro100]

@myclaudia1998 With all due respect to Barbaro but what did he do in his very short career to justify being one of the top 10 horses of all time?

[rscarbro100]

@ruthdahlia I admire all the great horses. Secretariat is not the only one. I will make that clear. But no horse ever before or since did what he done during his 3 yr. old campaign young or old that still holds true to this day. Thats the Derby & Belmont. Yet no horse ever surpassed his Preakness. Some say 'Times' means nothing. If so thats leaves out MOW, Dr. Fager, Secretariat & The Bid as well. They all set bench marks with Secretariat Belmont as the yardstick for all others.

[SamLarsen1991]

Secretariat beat Man O´War! No horse will be as great as the Big Red

[ruthdahlia]

@rscarbro100 You are obviously a passionate expert! I just admire all of these magnificent creatures and the riders who took them to Glory!

[blkequus]

man o war should always be first on anyone's list.

[myclaudia1998]

1 secreatariat 2 ruffian 3 barbaro 4 seabicut 5 8 belles 6 pharlap 7 zenyatta 8 man o war 9 10